Meaning of take a shit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To defecate.
   colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar
2. To fail or malfunction.
   UK, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, a, shit.

Examples

“Is Rachel still taking a shit? We gotta go now.”

“I had to use the stairs because the lift took a shit this morning.”

“Take a shit and a pair of tweezers from the front desk and sit back down at your dissection microscopes.”

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